Read Online 2008
From Ian Rankin's introduction, read through the whole book to the book group notes, and get suggestions for books to read next.
Read Jekyll & Hyde
Get the whole story: read the full, unabridged text online - page by page or download the plain text file from Project Gutenberg.
Our special paperback edition has a new introduction by Ian Rankin - you can buy the book or listen to Ian read the introduction aloud for free.
Download the free book group reading notes in full, or read online in bite-sized chunks.
| The Serialisation - includes graphic novel images
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We've teamed up with Metro to offer the book online, chapter by chapter, for free. Read onscreen, or print the pages to read on the bus home. The 10 installments feature images from the new graphic novel and are available now.
Watch and Listen - Audio Options
We've tried to find Jekyll & Hyde in as many formats as possible:
- The whole of the 1920s silent movie
- A short documentary
- Weird and wonderful YouTube clips
- There will be copies of an abridged Naxos Audiobooks, audio cd version read by John Sessions, for loan at Edinburgh libraries.
Jekyll & Hyde Reviewed
AL Kennedy last year wrote a review of the Jekyll & Hyde for The List's 100 Best Scottish Books:
It’s the book everybody thinks they know, but may never have actually read, the iconic Scottish story. One man downs his own slightly unconvincing chemical... read more.
Your Reviews
Several of you have submitted your thoughts on Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, including some of Edinburgh's book groups. Send us comments through our web survey, and be in with the chance to win £50 in book tokens.
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More Titles by Robert Louis Stevenson
Kidnapped - the quintessential Scottish historical adventure tale.
Catriona, the sequel to Kidnapped - find out what happens next.
A Child's Garden of Verses - many of these simple famous poems were inspired by incidents from RLS's own childhood, and reflect 19th century Edinburgh.
Treasure Island - "Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum," the ultimate pirate adventure.
More about Robert Louis Stevenson
Claire Harman's Robert Louis Stevenson - The Biography allows you to discover more about the intriguing and charming man.
Read about the fascinating family of celebrated engineers in Bella Bathurst's The Lighthouse Stevensons - an engaging account of the lives of RLS's grandfather, father and uncles.
Scholarly publications concerning Robert Louis Stevenson include The Journal of Stevenson Studies.
If You Liked Jekyll & Hyde, Why Not Try...
The ThirtyNine Steps - John Buchan
Wandering Willie's Tale - Walter Scott
The Testament of Gideon Mack - James Robertson
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner - James Hogg
